Teachers and first responders eligible for $1,000 SDG&E EV rebates

By Editorial Staff San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced a new giving initiative to provide instant rebates to K-12 teachers and first responders (police, fire, Sheriff’s deputies, lifeguards and emergency medical technicians) for the purchase or lease of a new electric vehicle.
Under the Champions for Clean Air: SDG&E EV Rebate Program, those professionals who live and work in communities served by SDG&E in San Diego and southern Orange counties are eligible for $1,000 discounts.
SDG&E plans to invest $500,000 of its own shareholder money—not customer funds—to provide the discounts over three years.
In the first year, 300 of those who live in the SDG&E